Monthly Archives: May 2017

From pipsqueaks to bullies: farm leadership, 50 years on

Posted on May 31, 2017 by John Gibbons

Long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Ireland’s National Farmers’ Association (NFA) was a political pariah, with then Taoiseach, Fianna Fail’s Jack Lynch threatening to have the organisation proscribed, a move that would have placed every farmer in the … Continue reading →

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The ICSF – Irish Contrarians Serving Farming?

Posted on May 15, 2017 by John Gibbons

When I first heard about the newly formed climate denier group, the self-styled Irish Climate Science Forum (ICSF), I tipped off my usual Dublin media outlets, but nobody was biting, so from there, I went to the London-based Desmog.uk, part … Continue reading →

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Dad’s Army of climate deniers rallies in Dublin

Posted on May 9, 2017 by John Gibbons

My piece below, as published last Friday on the respected climate science website, Desmog.uk. As outlined below, I was tipped off about the meeting early last week, and wrote to the organiser, Jim O’Brien, who informed me I would not … Continue reading →

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